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English Salt Marsh

English Salt Marsh from directly overhead

English Salt Marsh is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Carolina Hill stands 77 m to the south-southwest, 2.0 miles off. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 23 miles off.

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Getting there

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Coordinates42.15064, -70.70929

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Ferry Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Holly Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Hagar Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Carolina Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Coleman Hills: 2.2 mi
Parks
  • Coast Guard Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Town Marina: 3.1 mi
  • Kent Park: 3.1 mi
  • Kent Park: 3.1 mi
  • Kent Park: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
  • Coast Guard Hill Recreation Area: 1.9 mi
  • Caesar: 3.4 mi
  • Town of Marshfield Veterans Honor Roll: 4.0 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 4.4 mi
  • Dedication to Park Donator: 4.8 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Mann Farmhouse: 2.8 mi
  • South Shore Natural Science Center: 6.9 mi
  • Pembroke Herring Run: 7.0 mi
  • Herring Run: 12.0 mi
  • South Shore Model Railroad Club: 12.1 mi
Beaches
Artworks
Gardens
Cliffs: 33
Lighthouses: 8
Picnic sites: 7
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 12.4 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 17.6 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 22.1 mi
  • Oak Lea: 22.2 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 4.3 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 4.3 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 15.0 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 23.4 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 23.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rock Falls: 15.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Pakomet Spring: 18.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of English Salt Marsh. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carolina HillSSW 210°77 m2.0 mi
Prospect HillWNW 291°72 m8.1 mi
Judges HillWNW 296°71 m6.4 mi
Mount BlueWNW 293°66 m6.6 mi
Black Pond HillWNW 293°64 m5.4 mi
Telegraph HillSSE 165°61 m2.5 mi
Marshfield HillsWSW 244°58 m2.8 mi
Paradise HillW 279°58 m5.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:55
June solstice05:0819:4120:23
September equinox06:3118:0518:42
December solstice07:0915:2916:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303238485867737265544435
Precip in4.54.05.44.63.84.03.63.83.95.24.45.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hingham, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29692819

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